The five best and worst stories from Rutgers' 2013 football season

1:19 PM,
Dec. 31, 2013

Rutgers halfback Paul James had a breakout season for the Scarlet Knights, earning First-Team All-AAC.

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Ryan Dunleavy
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In the immediate aftermath of Saturday's Pinstripe Bowl loss to Notre Dame, Rutgers football coach Kyle Flood thought it "disrespectful" to reflect on the team's season as a whole.

Four days later, it seems like a more appropriate time - but the disjointed season still isn't simple to sum up.

A season that started out with so much promise ended in Rutgers' second losing record since 2004, though a general feeling exists that the team was more competitive at the end of the road than it was in the middle. ...